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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entry 6: July 3, 1830.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Rutherford hear Captain Falcon come into the room?
(a) He is engrossed with looking out the window.
(b) He is absorbed in reading.
(c) He is deaf.
(d) He is asleep.

2. What is the name of the sailor Rutherford meets?
(a) Squibb.
(b) Squidd.
(c) Meadows.
(d) Tommy.

3. How does Rutherford assume Falcon obtained the souvenirs in his cabin?
(a) Through raids and murders.
(b) Through barter and trade.
(c) Through diplomacy.
(d) In gift shops.

4. How much pay does Falcon offer Rutherford (an offer that Rutherford accepts) to remain part of the crew?
(a) Five percent of the earnings.
(b) Twenty-five percent of the earnings.
(c) Ten percent of the earnings.
(d) None.

5. When Falcon starts telling Rutherford intimate details about the crew members, how does Rutherford say it makes him feel?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Privileged.
(c) Unclean.
(d) Powerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his conversation with Ngonyama, what does Rutherford give him?

2. Why does Squibb walk with a limp?

3. What did Reverend Chandler, Rutherford's master, try to teach him while he was growing up on the plantation?

4. How does Rutherford describe himself as having felt on board?

5. How does Rutherford describe Nathaniel Meadows?

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